358 CANARIES, HYBRIDS, AND BRITISH BIRDS 



taslfd Ihciil. .■iilil some of llic IJillHliK-li I'ln' l;iws which ^i)\crii Ihc priHliirl idii uf 



Hybrids will iidI s;i\' no to (Ulc. Modern- '•'■"''' Hyhrids imiiikiI he mt\ clillnciil from 



linn in nil IVn-din- 'nnisl lu- Ihc order ol' Lisht Hybrid 1 1'"-' '"■•''■■iicl hi I he ,.v..ln- 



llic (law Irte use ol llie hath, wilh rooniv Breeding. , , , ,• 



finlcd (,aiKir\ \:iiiclU'S. or 



cao-es hir exercise if .jood rolnisl health f,,,,„ (1,,,^,. which .liiccl Ihc occurrence of 



and condition are to l)c enjoyed by tlie sports in our wild birds. 



hirils. lien IJulKiuelies are also very I li''^'' cnlcrcd inio lliis (|ucslion al scnnc 



haul of v(nino- buds of fru it-bushes and '"'^"'- ''^ ''!'■ ''' "'' "'' "'''' '""'^'- '""' ' '"" 



. ^ sui'c Ihal farther cxpciinicid and sinilx mi Ihc 



lines (liere indicated will soon rcsnil in I lie 



The liateliin,!l of a nest of Hybrids is an a|)pcaranee of a larger number of i.iMht Hybri.ls. 



event id' iiii])ortance. and beo-inncrs are In this conneelion I may adil thai, as /(/■« parents 



(dien deccix'cd 1)\' aiiliear- arc always concciiicd in Ihc process of icpro- 



I he Nestling. .,||(.j.v; \\\ ]);ii-|< ]I\-l)rids <lncliiin. Ihcre is no special reason why we 



.1 11 1 1 ■ I •' 1 slionlil coiilinc our allcnlion In o/ic side of Ihe 



ai'c not t)orn cciualiv dark ni sUni and , ,. . ,,,..,,■, 



, 1 1 1 11 -11 |>arenlaf^e m working towards I,it>hl Hvbrnl 



down, tliono-h tiiey usually arc ventalile p,,j,|i,ction. II is, of eonrse. possible to tjct 



httle " nigoers."' nor are all Varic.<i;atcd fairly light, occasionally clear. Hybrids by 



Hybrids born with such decided indica- ilcMiting alleiilion solely to the Canary side of 



tions of variegation as are seen in the ""' parenlagc. bal by giving atlcnlion also lo 



,i;.„^i,., ,,.„,] ,1.; !• . r< ■ i i- 'I"' wild bird side. Ihc chances of proilucing 



(liscoloured skin ot \ ouni;- Canaries ; but ' • 



■ \crv liglil and clear birds, will be i;rcally 



an experienced eye soon detects the un- jmi' ..,s .',) 



welcome signs. When one bird is wliiler I'l,,, ,■^.^„\[ „f de|)cnding mainly on Ihe 



than tlic rest. ]ialer in the llesh. ol' shows Canarx jiarcnl is seen in Ihe lablc 1 .L;i\c al 



no visible siLjns ol' discoloration, hojie P- ' "' "'V " Canary-lireeiliu'4." Shorlly ile- 



riins hioh; but alas! all lio'ht skinned ^''nl"''!- H"' lablc gives liic I ,w ing rcsull :^ 



,,•,,, II- ' , 1 , Ol •>-'' lUbiids bred. 2',K! wcic- couiphdi'lv dark, 



and liglil dowiiv looking- \-onnosters (o not ,,,, ,. ,■, , . , , ,,,, ,' , ,,, 



■^ ■ -^ lib sli^hllv \aricgalcd. HM xaricgated. 21 



devclo]) into " Clears "" by any means. It lijihUy variegalcd, and 1 d.-ar. 

 is when the real featiicrs begin to g-row Al Ihc same lime Ibis lablc proxcs Ihal in- 

 thai Ihe d.-irk patches put in their a])])i-ar- biccdiiiu alouc. or eombined wilh breeding out 



ance, and the siijjposed " Clear "■ turns out ""' '''"'^ '"'"'"• '•■''' "" ■-'■^•='' '■"'■'■' "" "'^' I"'"" 



ii .T . .11, Ti 1'. 1 ,1 1 clucliou of l.ii;hl II\brids, for Ihc C.anarv st rain 



a Varicgared. Jt oitcn haniiens though , " , - , i i' ,, 



' ' "^ concerned was Ncry much mbicd. and inosllv 



that a young bii'd wilh only a Few slight ,-||.;i|- oi- ijcked 



ticks on it will nioiill out clear. 'I'licse Those fanciers who arc intercslcd in Ibis 



reathcrs are oilen plucked I wo or Ihrcc fasi-inaling problem of MliIiI -mnliiiL; wonlil do 



times in one nioiill ing season lo get Ihem "'H '" ^''"'.^' 'arcfullx Chaplcrs II. and III. of 



I 1 Til 1 11 I h i S W O I' l< . 



to collie (dear, il lhe\' lia\c mil done so 



witli Ihc lirst ordinary niouli. It is a tnasl Tiicre is nothing fresh to olTer in the 



crKcl practice, and one to be discouraged, wa\- of general management ol' young or 



as it does the bird no good, and aiiolher old llvbiids. which in no respeel dilTcrs 



season would in nian\ inslanees pnl I'roiii Ihal ucccssai'y lor Canaries. Duiang 



matters rigid wilhonl recourse lo such llu' moult, colour-feeding and c\cry other 



](lncking. ll is nl the interesting stage "move"" being a])plicd wilh lelling elTect 



of the lirst lew da\s of a \onng Ihbi'id's on Hybrids. Ihe colour I'ood must be 



life Ihal niosl Cjcar (?) Hybrids die, and given wilh ))recisely Ihe same regularity 



well il is lh(-y do.l'or l)\ lla-ir deee.-ise is kepi as given lo Canaries, mixed wilh a lilllc 



ali\c a hope in Ihc brc.asi of Iheii- brcctlcrs egg food or olher snbslilide. Do not 



which would be ernelK crushed onl id' most forget an exira liberal snpplx of linseed in 



men if Ihe \oiMig birds snr\i\cd lo disap Ihe seed mixliire unlll Ihe iiionll is coin- 



]>oinl aid ieip;i I ions. jilelc. Cleanliness, roomy cages ol Ihe 



The rollowing nolcs iiy Dr. .\. Ivmlolf box pallern. ami IVcc use of the bath ale 



(lalloway. of .Kbcrdcciu on " laglil ilxbrid the only further rc(|uisi(cs necessary to 



I'reeding " will be i-i-.-id wilh interest: — ensure a sneeessful mmill. 



